A year in review: End of year report from Zoo Director Sharon Matola
For many, the year 2009 presented massive challenges due to stresses resulting from a global financial recession. However, even as we dealt with that difficulty from beginning to end of 2009, we also saw major positive advancements occur within our growing and important organization.
What fun for zoo visitors! “Indy” is just a “mini-Mountain Cow”, not even six months old, and such a star he is at The Belize Zoo. The baby Mt. Cow was being kept illegally as a pet in southern Belize. The Forest Department, with the directed guidance of Andre Lopez and Rasheda Sampson, confiscated the little fellow in June, and brought him to The Belize Zoo for proper care and a healthy upbringing.
Bird’s the Word for Belize in October!!! The Belize Harpy Eagle Restoration Program welcomes, from Panama, “Hope” the Harpy Eagle! “Hope” is a young male, just four years old, and will now be calling the forests of the Rio Bravo Conservation Management Area, his new home.
For more exciting news about The Belize Zoo, and our conservation efforts, visit our Zooblog site at www.tbzblog.blogspot.com, and look up Sharon M.'s profile on Facebook.
